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TW-star Couple Annie Chen and George Hu Make First Couple Event Appearance Since Engagement Announcement at Cartier in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 11, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 11, 2022
Couple posing at a jewelry display event.

This couple appearance in a public event would have made more waves but for all of TW-ent waiting for the fireworks to start 10 days from now when Korean singer DJ Koo leaves quarantine to go pick up his new wife Barbie Hsu and maybe encounter Barbie’s enraged mom with a raised pan waiting outside her apartment. Yes, TW-ent does … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Annie Chen, Dating, George Hu | 10 Replies

Lee Sung Kyung and Kim Young Dae are Opposites Bicker and Fall in Love in First Teaser for tvN Entertainment Industry Drama Shooting Star

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 10, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 10, 2022
Colorful promotional poster for a drama series.

Wow, this drama actually looks good! Or maybe just the teaser looks good, but it looks enough that I’m suddenly sitting up and fully taking note of upcoming tvN Sat-Sun drama Shooting Star. It’s set in the entertainment industry but takes the caper approach rather than the more drab and minutiae take of Record of Youth. There is hijinks galore … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Young Dae, Lee Sung Kyung, Shooting Star | 16 Replies

Suzy in Talks for Netflix K-drama The Girl Downstairs Adapted from Popular Webtoon About an Idol and a College Student Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 10, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 10, 2022
Young woman in pink sweater, posing thoughtfully.

Is Suzy just playing herself here, heh! If so then there is plenty to look forward to for sure. Suzy is in talks for the Netflix drama The Girl Downstairs, which is adapted from a popular Naver webtoon titled Lee Du Na. The titular Lee Du Na is the center spot of an idol group who suddenly retires and started … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Du Na, Suzy | 11 Replies

Chaumet Jewelry Complements Song Hye Kyo in New Elegant Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 10, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 10, 2022
Female character in various scenes and settings.

Now that the underwhelming Now, We are Breaking Up has been broken up with for us viewers that stuck with it to the end, it’s time to look forward for Song Hye Kyo‘s next drama The Glory. I think it was smart of her to announce the two dramas in close succession so while I was increasingly despondent over how … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo | 28 Replies

Park Seo Joon Goes Backstage with Chanel in New W Korea March 2022 Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2022
Male model in blue lighting, thoughtful pose.

The long gap with K-actor Park Seo Joon in his drama comeback feels like it’s time well spent for him during the interim of his hit 2020 drama Itaewon Class and his 2023 upcoming drama Gyeongseong Creature (K Project). He filming movies during this time and he’s established and successful enough to not rush himself to get back on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Seo Joon | 13 Replies

No New Thirty Nine Episodes Airing this Week as South Koreans Went to the Poll on Wednesday and Elected a New President with a Ruling Party Change

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2022
Two politicians speaking at campaign events.

This week Wed-Thurs will have no new K-dramas or shows airing due to the high profile real life event that is the South Korean presidential election. Thirty Nine is the biggest name drama to get a preemption but between the war in Ukraine, economic woes domestically, spiking COVID-19 cases, and two new dudes up for president I can’t see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Election | 8 Replies

Jung Ho Yeon Brings Top Model Vibes to Casual Calvin Klein Pictorial and Rides Her Squid Game Popularity as the Opening Model for the 2022 Louis Vuitton Fashion Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2022
Model wearing Calvin Klein t-shirt and cap.

The Jung Ho Yeon popularity train does not appear to be slowly down in the slightest, nearly six months after Squid Game propelled her from model to worldwide star. Last week she won a SAG Best Actress TV award which will only put the spotlight on her next acting project even stronger. For now she continues to expand her modeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jung Ho Yeon | 15 Replies

The OTP Get Closer Through Fake Dating in Episode 4 of A Business Proposal as Ratings Rise Again to 8.7%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2022
Couple moments in a fashion studio setting.

SBS Mon-Tues drama A Business Proposal remains my candy corn of choice, so much sugar but oh so fun to ingest. Episode 4 continued the ratings rise albeit a smaller amount up to 8.7% which makes me excited and hopeful this rom-com will be one of the rare to break 10%. But then I realized that it’s only a 12-episode … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Business Proposal, Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Se Jung | 33 Replies

Hook Entertainment Shares Simple and Lovely BTS Pictures from Park Min Young’s Promo Shoots for Forecasting Love and Weather

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2022
Woman in white blouse holding flowers.

All those climate analogies in jTBC drama Forecasting Love and Weather have been a breath of fresh air, something different in describing the ebbs and flows of human relationships and work place travails. Leading lady Park Min Young really pulled this one out of a hat, or maybe she was always just this solid in her niche, either way she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Park Min Young | 7 Replies

A Business Proposal Keeps Increasing in Ratings to 8.1% in Episode 3 as the Storyline Maintains the Sweet Comedic Touch

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2022
Characters interacting in various emotional scenes.

Well lookee here, the worst dramas turned out to be the best drama, and this is now Dali and the Cocky Prince part deux in terms of low expectations and unexpectedly awesome product. Last week’s premiere of A Business Proposal on SBS was a breath of fresh air, a true rom-com with all the cute quirks that played up a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Business Proposal, Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Se Jung | 33 Replies

Veteran Korean Music Star DK Joo Shocks K-ent and TW-ent with Announcement of Marriage to Barbie Hsu Just 4 Months After Her Divorce

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2022
Two individuals posing beside colorful artwork.

Okay, these two either went “Hold My Beer” around the other star relationship news recently or they are legit starring in their own K-drama. I hope its the latter but also realize it doesn’t matter, folks who are rich and famous usually figure it out for better or for worse. A twin shock was dropped on K-ent and TW-ent on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Barbie Hsu, Da S, DJ Koo, Married | 48 Replies

First Look at Netflix Drama The Sound of Magic with Ji Chang Wook, Hwang In Yeop, and Choi Sung Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2022
Person sitting near a carousel at night.

The 2022 line up of Netflix K-dramas hasn’t gotten as much attention and buzz compared to the 2021 reveal that was a good ten-deep in big name productions, but then again all that traction from last year will benefit this year even better than pre-airing buzz. One of the dramas on deck is The Sound of Magic (Annarasumanara) which was … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Sung Eun, Hwang In Yeop, Ji Chang Wook, The Sound of Magic | 8 Replies

Twenty Five, Twenty One Breaks the 10% Ratings Mark in Episode 8 as Forecasting Love and Weather Does its Usual Swing Up from Saturday Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2022
Two people standing and looking at each other.

The return of the on Olympic hiatus weekend K-dramas slowed the ratings increase for the two new arrivals Forecasting Love and Weather and Twenty Five, Twenty One but now two weekends in it’s clear these two will be set as hit and bigger hit under its belt. Twenty Five, Twenty One broke the 10% ratings mark this Sunday with episode … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Twenty Five Twenty One | 31 Replies

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